Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu says his marijuana use has cost him millions in the NFL.

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Robert Klemko
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But the former LSU defensive back wants a chance to prove himself, and he's getting it at the scouting combine -- he says he's already interviewed with several teams.

Mathieu, formerly the "Honey Badger," hopes to drop his old nickname and forge a new reputation after earning consensus All-American honors as a sophomore in 2011 before being dismissed from LSU's football program for multiple failed drug tests due to marijuana use. He joined a drug rehab program last summer, but he and three other former LSU ...